Where does “kreische” come from?
kreische (Hunsrik) comes from Middle High German krīschen, from Old High German krīskan, from Proto-West Germanic *krīskan, from Proto-Germanic krīskaną, from Proto-Indo-European grey- — to shout.
kreische (Hunsrik): to scream; to cry
Ancestry of “kreische”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | krīschen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | krīskan | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *krīskan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | krīskaną | to scream, shout, screech |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | grey- | to shout |